Telegram-herald., 1887-04-07

The Battle OF Shiloh and Al
bert Sidney Johnston
il NENGsl Or TIE eStlI GENERAL.
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t4ll1las 81 lletE sai-rtA d44 frAt- 't
ths'f 6esl and eEsalssf comuAneer. ~as
realized. ara tAe cd fefsrsns eyes sere
srliilei 81 The croEn-ns oi the maslih-
eeat ,oa48 ii the Association - AstAirie
Cemetery. "a -slszs1dsr Dolies' splsnsiid
saaeslrial statue OF Albert Sidney johnston
Nature could nol have provided iisirer
dag los u4e efs1f. The sun shone brilliant
~ fron C.9udisse sky elf hia rays we're
sufficiently temFefet 20 cause tae crowd
lI - Ifu le1rle a 40 alse llnlet AROUND TIE
taaa1 no iucaugel ems warmth. The A.
sotialaa "a toe Army 81 the tenDessee Vas
formed soou after lle EAf 81 Leep tilFe l1e
memories ~ ihrir struggle ano u provide
mr. helfI-ss eellrltss During The elbow
fever enI.sulic ~ 1878 80 many veterans
4 s1 thai To VA Decided ~ erect tomb in
eh.ea all mela asTs sl1u'd ee buried naul
taeif rnl3 slend desire % remove sneir
rerlalns A surri-nJ amount 0i money
w1sa.oa raised .lt a baa-s3me vault gas
Constructed it Has thea decided % crown
tas structure Wit1 q sr4tue Of hon.
Ie.fsrson Davis and Mrs. Dorsey who after
yards bernealhef bealFoir O. the tOnfed-
ssafe CEisGail agreed o. bear The expenses
Wlel t1e purpose oi tle Association vas
make kuoeu a. Mr. Davis. however he re-
fused io ~ sad t4ter a meeting OF the Asso-
cia10n. s,lslssd lLAt tie equestrian statue
of Gen. Johnston os Substituted. Tbs
suggestion uas wildly appisndea. AMI the
Association. tn-n and there pletiget ITSELF
q flr. laws rec0mnlentatlOn. AisxLnter
Doylc ine artist. asrsei % furnish suit
aolo m31alnelt t4r $1,000 Iais sum
was speedily IA. set oy subscription aod
CfL-r mesaL and t0dzys ceremony
81 tae result. AZ aeon the military AMI
civic ergsu -aiiols besln 20 form at La
isyefie SPARE. Conspicuous Ia the ranks
Wss q .arss delegation of uem bers or Joseph
a. Mover Post, g. a. ~. who bal come
nlt - sslist 5le veteran gouicderates ID 10
honor t0 ths memory OF taeir old comnan-
der. TIE Federal and Confederate assOcia-
ions 3f fh's city always lrsiernizs, snd on
ants cccasion tie presence of the GiOn
veterans. While nor novel, was greatly ap-
preclslei The Procession took 10 a li1e Of
n8 - l9f the trans taar were % convey them
O. tae cemetery. which vas reached a few
mIll-ss before o clock. As the procession
entered ttc enclosure the vsst crowd around
tfs torln parted and the military took posi-
ton on lhs mound The ceremonies were
opensd aita Praver b. Rev. a. q. Withsr-
spoun. an ola Con.e.eTaie chaplain. The
.rlsertltiol Of thc tomh 70 the association
followed 81 Comsade tsudel born and then
p 20 Rose u01iusou, great grand daughter
81 6sa Johnston. unvsiieJ fne statue whiie
the veterans CT TIE Washington Artillery,
Who served a battery of guns At shiloh,
Con1rais " r. Rogers President
81 the aesocIafion accepted the statue for
the association. A poem BY Mrs. Mary
Ashley for1seud vas read aud hen Sen.
ato- Randall l. Gibson was Introduced and
delivered Fas Grafton % tie day. Re re
ssqel the cha-tcrer OF Gen. Johnston and
usit higa tribute 70 lis military genius.
A roem oY Nrs. Kate h. Sherwood. OF
Toledo. Otio. followed ard the ceremonies
Wsre closed With q 5eusfiicfiou oy COm-
~sde Eiell Rev. y. =. Gals her. Bishop Of
Louisiana The geremonies were in
terersrsed throughout with music
Amo-r pgiar airs were Dixie
and Bonnie Blue flag. Among
tts dsansnishet persons present
wsys Hon. Jefferson Davis and wife. Miss
VIVA Davis. lis. A ~. Johnston, widow OF
tisusrai Jotntto1 Colonel VIM. Preston
Johnston. his son. and large number OF
his desceadar.-s cf the tti-d and fourth
generations. The CITY hall and The ex-
e4auges a. vel. as mtny stores were closed
in orficr f1 give 81 au opportunity 20 wit
ness tne ceremonies Mrs. Sherwood =
poem was well refs vtd IL IS thought cess
% give iJ entire. ss follows
hear sga.n Toe iresd Of war q laundering
Aut flurtn and Cavalier a-c ci.rc7ing neck and
.ai.I
Roun8 saios chu-ch The Furious soes have met 70
whsrs sr..fhe neseoful sons of Christ were won't
to tnc-. ant rray
Tss ~-e-'i.es of Che ages sbases he hills Of Ten
ra.--s
vita nlt6sir seaoirg mounts aih-oD osh way.
a rstssy Of ssrs new horn aafes round tss shield
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Aod s, ass.asf tbo stirs ami stripes thc tag
stars ani tsrs
'rwss Alhs- s.dney johnson ied thc eosafus-- Of
Ike res,-f on tss plains Of Toy his pseseaeO
Aad sssa.ns .srso and slsamiog s'vors SPIKE on,
a. ou s-sssa. OF shiloh seld sbe blasts Of war
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"oovb vaa sse base invtisrs.~ TIE cray shoui
"nssta : rr~anescns reoa's.' enc Bas ring on
All IS tie oa1ricf rs-cs suf yes sssiu Ell day.
Taor1s Grant IS On t1e luon SIZE be cannot
stfn aof sstf.
raev ere royal race of men. shese broshsp face
Tbe'- ruv srsss'sr through taei guns tbes.
.ress u t1er p4le
rne .'efsf.ns nsef Cray bears down the
Thsees s6aa iegions arr hsroe.
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rsoa<s pcal.s ems aat men ARE s,rcin-
rhs fal 81 saesee- before tls s-vtbss OF Har
a.. ste .ssl ls.l Ibs v.etors, ,i.s wien 81 ,ss
tlrl. a. aast
wher nan sr.i .csr In ore rea uouii tas z "a
ua1 strive ere cast
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